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Darrera modificació: 2023-11-15
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
Steinsiepe, Klaus F., "Wirbelsäule und Becken in den Anatomieblättern von Leonardo da Vinci", Sudhoffs Archiv, 105/2 (2021), 136-172.
- Resum
- In his anatomical studies, Leonardo regularly dealt with the spine, as his drawings at Windsor Castle attest. After a brief review of the representations of the spine and pelvis before Leonardo, this article analyzes eight of his most relevant drawings. It turns out that Leonardo was the first to depict the spinal motion segment including the intervertebral disc. He also showed the spinal canal and its contents. Around 1509 he gave a beautiful and almost entirely accurate representation of the spine in three planes and showed the kyphosis and lordosis correctly for the first time. In addition, he depicted a lumbosacral transitional vertebra that has never been mentioned before. Also around 1509–10, Leonardo drew a human spine with a physiological pelvic inclination and a correct balance in the sagittal plane. This first discovery can be proven using concepts and measurements from modern spinal surgery. Furthermore, Leonardo examined and illustrated the muscular stabilization of the upper spine. He drew the analogy with the rigging of a ship's mast, which is still popular in contemporary anatomical textbooks. Finally, this article discusses the reception of Leonardo's spine drawings in anatomy and art history. Leonardo's drawings are an integral part of the history of the spine. If modern scientific methods confirm his findings, these gain even more historical significance, taking into account the historical and cultural context. They also contribute to our understanding of Leonardo as a scientist and artist as well.
- Matèries
- Història de la medicina
Medicina - Cirurgia i anatomia
- URL
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/48677267
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